2024 GT World Challenge Australia

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The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS is an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporates the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship" and the "GT3 Trophy Series". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship is the 28th running of an Australian GT Championship. This will be the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group. [1] The season will begin on 18 February at the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Circuit and end on 10 November, also at Mount Panorama Circuit. [2]

Contents

Calendar

The provisional seven-race calendar was released on 2 November 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia. [2] The calendar was finalized on 9 May 2024, alongside the announcement of the GT Festival, the first-ever event promoted by SRO Motorsports Australia. [3]

RoundEventCircuitCity / StateDateMap
End. 1 Repco Bathurst 12 Hour [4] Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 16–18 February
1 Ford Mustang 60 Years Race Phillip Island [5] Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 April
2Race Tailem Bend [5] Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend Motorsport Park (West) Tailem Bend, South Australia 31 May–2 June
3Eventelec Race Queensland [5] Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 2–4 August
4GT Festival [6] Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August
End. 2ColorSpec Race Sydney [5] Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–19 October
5 Supercheap Auto Bathurst International [5] Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–10 November

Entry list

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arise Racing GT [7] [8] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert [9] PAAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot [9]
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaxon Evans [9] PAAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elliott Schutte [9]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Racing [10] [N 1] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Grove [10] PA1, 3–5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove [10]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Performance Centre [11] [12] [13] [N 2] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch [14] PAAll
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Miles [14]
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini [15] AmAll
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Samadi [13] AmAll
87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown [16] PAAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher [16]
88 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Brooks [17] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick McBride [17]
181 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renee Gracie [18] PAAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell [18]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Volante Rosso Motorsport [19] [20] [N 3] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Gardner [21] PA3–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Porter [21] 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Poulakis [22] 4
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Batzios [20] Am3
PA4
3–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Poulakis [20] 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham [23] 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Black Wolf Motorsport [24] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Schoots [24] AmAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Woodman [24]
Flag of Germany.svg Car Collection Motorsport [25] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex Fontana [25] PA5
Flag of the United States.svg 'Hash' [25]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates Racing [24] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates [24] Am1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg KMB Motorsport [24] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti [26] TAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Bailey [24] 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Currie [27] 2–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Dunn [28] 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tigani Motorsport [29] [30] [N 4] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires [31] Am1–2, 4–5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcel Zalloua [31] 1–2, 4
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Koundouris [30] AmAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Koundouris [30]
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Lucchitti [31] PAAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Ojeda [31]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg RAM Motorsport [32] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Sheargold [32] AmAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden [32]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Coe Racing [25] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136 F 4.5 L V8 56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Coe [25] T5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team BRM [33] [N 5] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Peroni [33] PAAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rosser [33]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing [34] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 93 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto [34] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Deitz [34]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 111 Racing [25] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 111 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Currie [25] Am5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Donaldson [25]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor Motorsport [35] Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris [35] T3–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor [35]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Triple Eight Race Engineering [36] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Declan Fraser [36] PAAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett [36]
IconClass
PAPro-Am class
AmAm class
TTrophy

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

RoundCircuitPole positionPro-Am winnersAm winnersTrophy winnersRef.
1R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 8 Arise Racing GT [N 6] Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 1 Arise Racing GT Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 44 Valmont Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaxon Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elliott Schutte
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcel Zalloua
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Bailey
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 1 Arise Racing GT Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 7 Dayle ITM Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 22 Team MPC Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Miles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Samadi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Bailey
2R1 Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend (West) Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 44 Valmont Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Declan Fraser
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcel Zalloua
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Currie
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 8 Arise Racing GT Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 45 RAM Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaxon Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elliott Schutte
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Sheargold
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Currie
3R1 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 81 Team BRM Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 16 Black Wolf Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Report
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Peroni
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rosser
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Schoots
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Woodman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 66 Realta Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 45 RAM Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Lucchitti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Ojeda
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Sheargold
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Currie
4R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 1 Arise Racing GT Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 1 Arise Racing GT Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 44 Valmont Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Report
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcel Zalloua
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 1 Arise Racing GT Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 8 Arise Racing GT Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 45 RAM Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Report
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaxon Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elliott Schutte
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Sheargold
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor
5R1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Bathurst Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 1 Arise Racing GT Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 44 Valmont Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 38 KMB Motorsport Report
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Dunn
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 7 Dayle ITM [N 7] Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 81 Team BRM Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 44 Valmont Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 56 Stephen Coe Racing Report
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Miles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Peroni
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rosser
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Coe

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th Pole
Points2518151210864211

Drivers' championship

Pos.DriverTeam PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BEN
Flag of South Australia.svg
QUE
Flag of Queensland.svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Points
Pro-Am
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arise Racing GT142210412140
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical3341Ret158110
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaxon Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elliott Schutte
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arise Racing GT27334691106
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Declan Fraser
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Triple Eight Race Engineering 55168336101
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Miles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dayle ITM415432141295
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Peroni
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rosser
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team BRM 12Ret751162479
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Lucchitti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Ojeda
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Realta728825RetRet63
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renee Gracie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg OnlyFans966RetRet76546
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Grove
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Racing 6 [N 8] WDRetWD4327
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Brooks
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick McBride
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team MPC978
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Batzios
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harrolds Racing13116
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Gardner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Volante Rosso MotorsportWDWD11Ret4
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Poulakis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Volante Rosso Motorsport11Ret4
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Deitz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing 11103
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Porter Flag of Australia (converted).svg Volante Rosso MotorsportWDWD
Am
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Sheargold
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg RAM Motorsport 101313117887155
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Koundouris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Koundouris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Supabarn Supermarkets11101212611129130
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Samadi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team MPCRet81614129161096
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcel Zalloua
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valmont Racing8Ret10Ret71486
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Schoots
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Woodman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Black Wolf MotorsportRetWD141351310Ret79
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hallmarc131115RetRet14151364
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Batzios
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Poulakis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harrolds Racing111224
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates RacingRet918
Trophy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti Flag of Australia (converted).svg KMB Motorsport1412179Ret10Ret16
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Currie Flag of Australia (converted).svg KMB Motorsport179Ret10Ret16
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg KMB Motorsport1412
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor Motorsport9151715
Pos.DriverTeam PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BEN
Flag of South Australia.svg
QUE
Flag of Queensland.svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

See also

Notes

    1. Car No. 4 is supported by Earl Bamber Motorsport.
    2. Car No. 7 entered as Dayle ITM, car No. 9 entered as Hallmarc, car No. 22 entered as Team MPC, car No. 87 entered as Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical, car No. 88 entered as Team MPC and car No. 181 entered as OnlyFans.
    3. Car No. 34 entered as Harrolds Racing.
    4. Car No. 44 entered as Valmont Racing, car No. 47 entered as Supabarn Supermarkets and car No. 66 entered as Realta.
    5. Car No. 81 entered as Team BRM ACM Finance
    6. Liam Talbot was quickest in Qualifying 2, which decided the grid for Race 1, but received a five-place grid penalty for speeding in pit lane, promoting Elliott Schutte to pole position. Chaz Mostert and Talbot did keep the bonus point for pole position.
    7. Chaz Mostert was quickest in Qualifying 1, which decided the grid for Race 2, but was disqualified for exceeding the maximum boost permitted, which is a breach of the Balance of Performance, promoting Brendon Leitch to pole position. Mostert and Liam Talbot did not keep the bonus point for pole position, but it went to Leitch and Tim Miles instead.
    8. Brenton Grove was forced to do the race by himself, as his father Stephen got the flu. Brenton as a solo driver was effectively a Pro-Pro entry, making him ineligible for Pro-Am points.

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